A guide to Bangkok's notorious Khaosan Road & elegant Imperial District. Includes three walking itineraries, with maps to guide you to all 16 temples. Including: the glorious marble splendor of Wat Benjamabophit, Bangkok's tallest standing Buddha at Wat Inthara Wiharn, the world-famous Muay Thai gym at Wat Suthon Thammaton, the hidden tile work of Wat Samman Anam, the royal river barges of Wat Raja Thiwat, the legend of the Lucky Buddha, Thailand's most expensive amulets, a guide to Bangkok's Old City, a detour thru Bo Baeng market ... & more.

Also includes:. history, background & fast facts, for each temple. information on famous Buddha statues & relics. a brief regional history. a biography of King Rama V. a biography of the great Thai actor Mitr Chaibancha. an architectural guide. hundreds of photos. free postcards

He has published 14 books & written more than 4oo articles, columns, essays, features, fiction, reviews, advertisements, shorts, scripts & plays - which have appeared on-stage, on billboards & on television; over the radio airwaves; in multiple academic journals, in dozens of magazines & in hundreds of print publications & websites.

He has also lived & worked in Baltimore & the DistriCt, Chicago & the Twin Cities, Denver & Phoenix, St. Francis (SoDak); the whole Bay Area from San Francisco thru Oakland, down to Santa Clara & back; in Dehli, India & Sydney, Australia & many more.

He has won awards for theatre, sports reporting, political writing, religious publications & photography.

He proudly notes a Master’s Degree from Marquette University & books in both Washington's Library of Congress & the Vatican Archives in Rome.